Balance
Sleep Sound duration
Sleep Sounds offer fixed playback durations up to ten hours. A separate configurable fade-out is not listed.
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Playback · 4-app comparison
Sleep timer and fade-out: Balance vs Down Dog vs Smiling Mind vs The Tapping Solution
Set an automatic stop time and fade the audio as the session ends.
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Down Dog 
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| Features1 selected | Balance Balance Premium | Down Dog Down Dog membership | Smiling Mind Free | The Tapping Solution Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep timer and fade-out |
Sleep timer and fade-out: details
Down Dog
No listed support
Down Dog's reviewed practice, progress, library and device documentation do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.
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Smiling Mind
No listed support
Smiling Mind: Its free consumer app offers publisher-made sessions, mental-fitness activities and configurable routines. The assessment concerns this specific control, rather than general access to wellness content. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.
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The Tapping Solution
No listed support
The official sleep-settings instructions, which discuss device idle settings rather than an audio timer with fade-out, do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.
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Sources and plan details
Sources for 1 features across Balance, Down Dog, Smiling Mind, The Tapping Solution. Annual prices show the full yearly charge in USD. “Limited” includes conditions. “No listed support” means the feature was not found in the reviewed official documentation.
Balance 1 researched
- Sleep timer and fade-out: Sleep Sound duration
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Sleep Sounds offer fixed playback durations up to ten hours. A separate configurable fade-out is not listed.
Checked . Sources: [1]
Balance sources
- Using Balance and session history · Checked 2026-10-09
Down Dog 1 researched
Down Dog sources
- Down Dog practice settings and account FAQ · Checked 2026-10-09
- Down Dog US publisher listing · Checked 2026-10-09
Smiling Mind 1 researched
- Sleep timer and fade-out: No listed support
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Smiling Mind: Its free consumer app offers publisher-made sessions, mental-fitness activities and configurable routines. The assessment concerns this specific control, rather than general access to wellness content. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.
Smiling Mind sources
- Smiling Mind free consumer app · Checked 2026-10-09
- Smiling Mind app and Routine guide · Checked 2026-10-09
- Smiling Mind voice and music settings · Checked 2026-10-09
The Tapping Solution 1 researched
- Sleep timer and fade-out: No listed support
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The official sleep-settings instructions, which discuss device idle settings rather than an audio timer with fade-out, do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.
Checked . Sources: [1]
The Tapping Solution sources
- The Tapping Solution sleep settings · Checked 2026-10-09